@SequimSchools — April 25, 2018

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, April 25, 2018

DISTRICT

The next school board meeting is 6 p.m. Monday, May 7, in the Sequim High School Library, 601 N. Sequim Ave. The public is invited to attend, and time is set aside for public comment. To view the agenda and minutes of past meetings, click on “Board of Directors” and “2017-2018 agendas” on the district’s website at www.sequimschools.org.

GREYWOLF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

This month, Greywolf’s fourth grade language unit had students looking at some natural disasters caused by the movements of the tectonic plates. Students delved into Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis that the continents were originally all one, called Pangea.

Exploring further research, they agreed that scientist had confirmed this hypothesis with the Plate Tectonic Theory. Through exploration of this theory, they determined that volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis are caused when plates interact in different ways.

Students surmised that the Olympic Peninsula sits in a precarious position where these three are concerned. They found that Washington state has a chain of sleeping volcanoes, and that it sits on the boundary of a plate and is a tsunami zone. They closed the unit with discussion about being prepared for these disasters.

HELEN HALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Clubs are in full swing this spring at Helen Haller. A variety of art clubs, math clubs, writing clubs and book-making clubs are being offered to students. Each week in Rachel Oden’s Aspiring Artists Club, students are introduced to a new artist. After exploring the artist, students create an art piece in the same style. The club meets on Wednesdays until the end of the school year.

SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL

In early April, three students from the Sequim High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) team went to the Washington state conference in Bellevue.

SHS chapter president Erin Dwyer competed in Introduction to Public Speaking, Impromptu Speaking and Graphic Design. SHS chapter secretary Eva Lofstrom competed in Introduction to Public Speaking, and SHS chapter vice president Kianna Miller competed in Introduction to Public Speaking, Impromptu Speaking and Client Service.

Each student did well, with Dwyer and Miller making it to the finals. Miller placed seventh in the state in Impromptu Speaking.

Dwyer now represents Washington FBLA Puget Sound Region after running for — and being elected — vice president, marking the first time in more than a decade a Sequim member has been elected to an FBLA state office.

Overall, FBLA state was a huge success with each of the participants gaining valuable experiences and networking with schools all over the state.

For seniors: Sign up for flamingo flocking in the main office — look for the flamingos! This is a large fundraiser for the Senior Party. Flocking has already started and goes through June 2.

Eight separate Sequim High School groups and or soloists competed at Port Angeles High School for regionals. Of those competing, three groups were selected to move on to the state competition: a woodwind large ensemble consisting of Astrid Martin, Corrine Klinger, Dale Taylor, Jordan Hurdlow, Nickolas Janikic, Ashlyn Martin, Kaitlyn Davis, Elizabeth Sweet, Sophia Barrett and Connor Martin; a saxophone quartet of Hurdlow, Klinger, Astrid Martin and Ellenor Magelssen, and percussion soloist Tim Porter. The state competition is set for April 27-28 at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.